Garlic Naan Grilled On Oven Grates
  1. Combine all the dough ingredients and knead — adding additional milk/water as needed — until you have a dough that is soft, springy, and only a little sticky.

  2. Leave the dough in a big bowl covered with a wet towel and let it rise until doubled in size, 1-2 hours, but longer is good too.

  3. Knead the dough again right before baking, divide it into two balls, and let them rest for about 15 minutes before you roll them out.

  4. Position one oven rack near the top and another underneath.

  5. Put baking tray or a sheet of foil on the bottom rack to catch any stuff that might fall.

  6. Start the boiler/grill (the top element) heating on it's maximum setting right before you start rolling out your dough.

  7. Roll your dough almost as thin as you can get it — it might need flour to prevent sticking or it might not.

  8. Smear your toppings on the — the garlic and cilantro, in this case — but hold off on the melted butter for now.

  9. Use your rolling pin to roll the toppings securely into the top of the dough.

  10. Lay the breads topping-side-down on the top oven rack below the broiler/grill.

  11. If you're nervous about putting your hands in the oven, flip the bread topping-side-down on the counter, roll it up around your rolling pin, stick the pin into the oven and unroll the bread onto the grates.

  12. Just make sure they're topping-side-down.

  13. Bake for a couple minutes until the breads are brown.

  14. If any huge bubbles inflate, try to tamp them down with your tongs.

  15. Then use tongs to flip the breads around to bake the topping side.

  16. Baking for another minute or so until you have some dark brown bubbles but most of the surface of the bread still looks doughy.

  17. Take the breads out and brush them with melted butter (and sprinkle on salt if the butter is unsalted).

  18. Clean the oven grates with a brush if sticking is a problem.

  19. If sticking is still a problem, you can rub the grates with a very thin film of oil using an oily paper towel bunched up in your tongs.

  20. Consider baking one giant loaf, rather than a bunch of small ones — the giant one is easy to handle if you wrap it around your rolling pin to put it in.

Course🍚Side Dish

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍞Bread

Cuisine🇮🇳Indian

Occasions🍽️Casual Dining📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 20m

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